Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled MarketSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:29PMIn the 20 years Ron Betenbough’s company has been building homes in west Texas, he’s always been willing to compete on price. Now, in a market crowded with cheap properties, he’s also touting environmentally friendly construction and energy-saving features.
Stamping out Pontiac’s blight tough for officials WITH VIDEOSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:12PMChildren sat at shaded picnic tables, waiting for a lunch, during a sunny summer afternoon.
President Obama Announces Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection BureauSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:16PMWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will announce his intent to nominate Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He will make the announcement at an event tomorrow at the White House.
SMALL-TOWN AMERICA IS WORRIED ABOUT MORE THAN OUR DEBTSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:30PMMONROEVILLE, Ala. -- The drought is severe here and the weather miserably hot, with temperatures reaching triple digits frequently this summer. That's what occupies ordinary folk in my small hometown.My mom's friends and neighbors talk about the crops that are withering in the fields -- cornstalks turning brown, cotton seed too parched to sprout. They talk about Casey Anthony's culpability in ...
Census shows housing market in Gilbert is better than mostSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:51AMIn ordinary times, a housing-vacancy rate over 7 percent wouldn't be much to brag about.
Mortgage help for joblessThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:57PMBut not all of those who are jobless and delinquent on their mortgages will qualify for assistance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that starting Aug. 1 the minimum forbearance period on two anti-foreclosure programs will be extended to one year.
Heated exchanges mar beginning of Warren hearingThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:05PMBy Theo Emery, Globe staff
Republicans grill Warren on mortgage limitsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:57PMOne week before the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is launched, House Republicans again raise concerns that the agency will limit the kinds of mortgages and credit available to borrowers.
Push for higher down payments could stifle home sales, critics sayThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:05AMST. LOUIS _ Can you come up with $36,000, cash? If not, you may have a harder time buying a house before long,...